Caramelised Pear Camembert And Rocket Salad Recipes

CARAMELISED PEAR, CAMEMBERT AND ROCKET SALAD

Steps:

• Place the bread onto a lined baking tray and brush with half the combined oil and garlic. Cook under a grill for 2-3 minutes until golden. Turn and brush with remaining oil mixture and grill until golden.
• Heat butter and sugar in a small non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add pears and sauté for 2-3 minutes until light golden.
• Arrange rocket, camembert, toasts and pears onto a serving platter. Drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.

LEMON, FENNEL, AND ROCKET (ARUGULA) SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the lemons and oranges into thin slices, removing any seeds.
• Thinly slice the fennel.
• Wash and dry the rocket leaves and tear them into small pieces.
• Chill all ingredients while making the Toasted Sesame Dressing: heat the sesame oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the sesame seeds and cook, stirring constantly until lightly golden. Remove from heat and cool. Pour mixture into a small container. Whisk in the white wine vinegar and mustard, and season with salt and black pepper.
• Combine the fruit, fennel, rocket, pecans, and olives in a shallow serving bowl. Drizzle with the dressing.

ROCKET & SLICED PEAR SALAD WITH CARAMELIZED BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Sprinkle pear slices with a little lemon juice and arrange over rocket on a medium sized platter.
• Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle with the caramelized balsamic vinegar.
• Serve immediately with ground black pepper.
• To caramelize balsamic vinegar, simply reduce a 500 ml bottle of Balsamic Vinegar down to about 150 ml (2/3 cup) over high heat for approx 15 minutes - it will keep for several weeks in the pantry or you can caramelize less to use for this salad only.

CARAMELISED PEAR AND ROCKET (ARUGULA) SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Place the butter, vinegar and sugar in a frying pan over medium heat.
• When butter is melted add the pear and walnuts and cook for 4-6 minutes until the pear is just soft.
• Place the rocket on serving plates and top with the pear and walnuts.
• Spoon over the pan juices and top with the blue cheese.